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Conspiracy theorists, wellness influencers, and grifters have already started promoting wild claims about the hantavirus outbreak that began aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise ship on the Atlantic.Some conspiracy theorists compared the outbreak to the Covid-19 pandemic, claiming it was another effort to control the global population, while others pushed a false narrative that the Covid-19 vaccine caused hantavirus. Many others promoted ivermectin as a treatment, using the incident as a way to sell emergency medical kits featuring the antiparasitic drug typically used as a horse dewormer.In more recent days, many of these same people spreading conspiracy theories have promoted…
After the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched an investigation into Dish Network and Boost Mobile parent EchoStar regarding its use of cellular and satellite spectrum licenses, the company decided to offload some of its airwaves to AT&T and SpaceX.The FCC has now granted conditional approval for the duo to purchase $40 billion worth of spectrum from the struggling carrier.Today’s approvals, coupled with other secondary-market transactions and FCC auctions already in the pipeline, put America on the path to releasing approximately 300 megahertz of low- and mid-band spectrum by the end of 2027. Today’s decisions also represent another milestone in the…
Lego’s next big and pricey set is for all you Lord of the Rings fans out there. The company revealed its upcoming Minas Tirith set that features over 8,000 pieces and nine minifigs, making it one of the biggest Lego sets released in years and the largest Lord of the Rings-themed set from the company yet. On May 12, Lego announced its upcoming Minas Tirith set (11377), which the company describes as a “hybrid microscale and minifigure-scale design.” It’s an interesting, but effective way to display the full scale of the large capital city while also letting people explore a…
xAI has added 19 natural gas turbines to its second data center campus in Southhaven, Mississippi, over the past two months, according to internal emails seen by WIRED.The additions come as xAI is fighting a lawsuit from the NAACP and several environmental groups, alleging that the company is violating the Clean Air Act by operating more than two dozen natural gas turbines at the site without appropriate air permits.Emails between an official in the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and a representative from Trinity Consultants, obtained via a public records request by the Southern Environmental Law Center and shared with…
If you thought that the ongoing memory shortage would be the only reason for smartphones to get more expensive in 2026, you may have been wrong. Besides the RAM and storage, it appears that processor prices are also going up, which could lead to even more expensive smartphones.Qualcomm to raise the price of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm may add to the already sizable list of reasons Android smartphones are getting more expensive in 2026. A new leak suggests that the company may charge smartphone manufacturers over $300 for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6.That’s a significantly higher number…
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic was the biggest surprise at last year’s Game Awards 2026 showcase. Almost as unexpected as the game’s existence was the fact that Mass Effect director Casey Hudson would be leading the project. The ex-BioWare boss found funding for the game from an equally unlikely source: a veteran of the Chinese conglomerate NetEase that had just pulled funding from his previous studio the year prior. A new report at Bloomberg details how NetEase alum Simon Zhu has been going around rescuing projects that the company, from which he resigned last year, had previously pulled…
Sam Altman took to the witness stand to defend his reputation in the Musk v. Altman trial on Tuesday, as Elon Musk’s lawyers peppered the OpenAI CEO with hours of questions regarding his alleged history of deceptive behavior.The cross examination was a much needed win for Musk, who has so far struggled to make a convincing case. Tuesday’s testimony included several heated exchanges in which the OpenAI CEO had to respond to allegations from former colleagues suggesting he’s untrustworthy.Highlighting this evidence is not only important for Musk winning over a jury, but also for beating OpenAI in the court of…
Depending on your preferences, iPhones have the best or the worst camera app on a modern smartphone. The minimalistic and utilitarian design makes taking photos simple but painfully limited for anyone who knows a bit more about photography.If you’re in the more advanced group, Apple is reportedly preparing a long-overdue upgrade that should come with iOS 27.iOS 27 may feature a major Camera app updateApple will reportedly make the iPhone Camera app fully customizable, allowing users to add and remove features from its interface. The changes will make the app much more appealing to photography professionals, according to a Bloomberg…
If people are getting banned thousands of years for playing Forza Horizon 6 early, what do you think the penalty would be for getting ahold of Grand Theft Auto 6 before launch? Why is Nintendo releasing a new amiibo for a three-year-old Switch 1 game? And will anyone swoop in to save Gang of Dragon? It’s a special evening edition of Kotaku‘s daily Checkpoint roundup, where I am begging the Angry Video Game Nerd not to run for President. Modder lands in hot water for Forza Horizon 6 footage leak DVS Squad was one of the people who managed to…
Unitree is a Chinese company known for making adorable, relatively affordable robots that dance and shuffle and such. Last night, it revealed its latest creation, which is something of a departure: a giant, walking, crawling, transforming, wall-smashing “mecha” called the GD01.An introductory video for the GD01—set to a thundering rock guitar soundtrack—shows the company’s founder and CEO, Xingxing Wang, holding hands with the robot before climbing into its prodigious, open-air belly. A disclaimer added to Unitree’s social media post reads: “Please everyone be sure to use the robot in a Friendly and Safe manner.”The video cuts to a view in…